Briga News Nigeria Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara has indicated the readiness of his administration to collaborate with the Canadian Government in building the healthcare sector and strengthening the economy of the State through investment inherent in natural resources exploitation. The Canadian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr. James Christoff disclosed this to newsmen after…
Briga News Nigeria Businessman and philanthropist, Hon. Hope Igwe, popularly known as Hope Marine, carried out a massive Empowerment programme at Ekara town in Eleme LGA, Rivers State on Saturday He gave 200 women N20 million (N100,000 each) to support their small businesses. This is second phase of his Empowerment programme. The event drew lots…
Briga News Nigeria … as he celebrates Easter in Sampou Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has said offering palliatives was not the lasting solution to the economic hardship in the country. Senator Diri made the remark when he spoke during the Easter Sunday service at the St. Peter’s Anglican Church in his community,…
Briga News Nigeria Access Holdings Plc has announced that Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, after 10 years, is returning to provide leadership to the company. Aig-Imoukhuede was pioneer Access Bank Managing Director (MD) and was invited to provide leadership to the group into a new era. This was coming after the death of Herbert Wigwe, the man who…
Briga News Nigeria The Ijaw farmers of Burutu, Patani , Warri North, Warri South, Warri South West and Bomadi local government areas of Delta State have cried out over a sideline in the distribution of the federal government grains palliatives to farmers in the state. It was gathered that the Delta State government had distributed…
Briga News Nigeria ABEOKUTA: Ogun State government has purchased 100 trucks load of rice to be sold at cheaper rates to residents of the state, to cushion the effect of the rise in the prices of goods in the country. Governor Abiodun disclosed that the rice would be subsidized and made available at the rate…
Briga News Nigeria Vice chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), ‘Seyi Makinde, has debunked claims that the 36 state governors were given N30 billion each by the federal government to address the problem of food crisis in the country. The governor, who stated this on Thursday in Iseyin, where he commissioned the newly-renovated multi-billion…
Briga News Nigeria Nollywood actor, Pete Edochie, was on Saturday, unveiled as the brand ambassador of Rowe Motor Oil distributed by a German-based company, 9th Integrated Energy Solutions Ltd. Speaking during the endorsement held in Enugu, Okechukwu Benjamin, the Managing Director, of the company, said the deal was a multimillion Naira contract that would last…
Briga News Nigeria The organised labour union has tabled a new minimum wage of $300 (N436,500) for Nigerian workers before the Federal Government. Labour said the proposed N436,500 was due to the fall in the value of the naira against the dollar. This was disclosed by the Chairman, Trade Union Side, Joint Meeting of the…
By Peter Jonah Nigeria’s Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu has told the joint National Assembly Committee that she was determined to meet 100 per cent, of the mandate given to her by President Bola Tinubu to reduce humanitarian crises andpoverty challenges in Nigeria. The Minister asserted this while addressing the…